New guy from Walkerville South Africa

**Mnumzane** · 10th June 13, 07:19 AM

Greetings from Walkerville, Gauteng, South Africa.
Can anyone advise which other fabric one can use to make a kilt other than wool? I had my Livingstone muted tartan imported from a mill in Scotland & my kilt was made in Port Elizabeth, South Africa by a kilt maker. I want to make another one that is less expensive as I want to wear it on the farm as everyday wear. They are so comfortable!!!

Regards

Grant

**Father Bill** · 10th June 13, 07:38 AM

Welcome to the "Great Rabble!"

You'll get lots of advice here. Poly-viscose seems to be popular. Avoid acrylics (I think that's the one that if it catches fire goes up like a torch.)

**Mnumzane** · 10th June 13, 08:14 AM

Thank you very much!!
Regards

Grant

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Welcome to the "Great Rabble!"

You'll get lots of advice here. Poly-viscose seems to be popular. Avoid acrylics (I think that's the one that if it catches fire goes up like a torch.)

**JohntheBiker** · 10th June 13, 08:23 AM

from Toronto, Canada

Grant, check out some of the partners on this site. Should give you some ideas about other options for your kilt.

**Chas** · 10th June 13, 08:32 AM

Hello Grant,

Welcome to XMarks from far north of you in Norfolk, England.

**Psynister** · 10th June 13, 08:48 AM

from Texas, USA.

You can make a kilt out of any material you can get your hands on. That doesn't necessarily mean that you should build a kilt out of it, but there's nothing stopping you from doing so.

To get a better idea of which materials you should use, check out the various kilt making websites that you find online. The partners linked here on the site, either at the top of the page or down towards the mid-bottom of the forums if you have adblock turned on, will give you a pretty good idea of which materials are preferred. Searching google for "modern kilts" will give you some more material options such as denim and canvas as well.

**WillowEstate** · 10th June 13, 10:52 AM

from sunny Queensland.

Probably Polyviscose (PV) would be a good choice for a workaday kilt, lighter than wool, reasonably hardwearing, easy to dry and clean and cheap enough to work in. Take a look at some of the online kilt retailers for some ideas - I have one from Heritage of Scotland, who ship internationally. If you want to make your own, you'll find lots of great advice on X-marks!

**O'Searcaigh** · 10th June 13, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Mnumzane

...I want to make another one that is less expensive as I want to wear it on the farm as everyday wear. They are so comfortable!!!

Hello Grant and

from the wooded highlands of The Big South Fork, north central Tennessee!

I have made several 8 yrd kilts from heavy cotton (denim weight) that I wear daily on our little farm for everything except "mucking" type work (overalls for that). I have even found heavy cotton fabric in tartan design (probably upholstery material). They are comfortable -- you are correct, nothing more comfortable than a kilt -- and easy to clean (wash) and take care of and inexpensive, especially when compared to a wool kilt. The last one I made cost about $24.00 US for the material. In any case, welcome again to the forum -- glad to have you with us.